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Lyrics & meaning

Aasai Irukku Nenjukkulle

From Neerottam · 1980

Lyricist
Poonguyilan
Singers
Uma Ramanan, A. V. Ramanan
Music director
A. V. Ramanan
Details
Neerottam1980

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aasai irukku nenjukkullaeThere is desire within my heart
Adikkadi thudikkuthu yaeno theriyallaeIt thuds often, I don't know why
Aasai irukku nenjukkullaeThere is desire within my heart
Adikkadi thudikkuthu yaeno theriyallaeIt thuds often, I don't know why
Female
Idhu paruvaththaalae maari varum rasanaiyallavaaIsn't this a changing taste brought on by youth?
Ilam manathodu malarnthu varum aasaiyallavaaIsn't this a desire that blossoms along with a young mind?
Intha malarkooda vandu vanthaal thaenai sinthuthaeEven this flower spills nectar when the beetle arrives
Vanna mayil kooda mazhaiyai kandaal aadugindrathaeEven the colorful peacock dances upon seeing the rain
Female
Aasai irukku nenjukkullaeThere is desire within my heart
Adikkadi thudikkuthu yaeno theriyallaeIt thuds often, I don't know why
Male
Yaehae yaehae oho ohoYaehae yaehae oho oho
Male
Megaththai kandu mayithaan aadumSeeing the cloud, the peacock dances
Mogaththil vandu malargalai naadumIn infatuation, the beetle seeks the flowers
Megaththai kandu mayithaan aadumSeeing the cloud, the peacock dances
Mogaththil vandu malargalai naadumIn infatuation, the beetle seeks the flowers
Female
Irandum ondru idhuthaan endruThat both are one and the same
Irandum ondru idhuthaan endruThat both are one and the same
Manam dhinam ninaiththidum vayathallavoIsn't this the age where the heart thinks so every day?
Female
Aasai irukku nenjukkullaeThere is desire within my heart
Adikkadi thudikkuthu yaeno theriyallaeIt thuds often, I don't know why
Male
Idhu paruvaththaalae maari varum rasanaiyallavaaIsn't this a changing taste brought on by youth?
Ilam manathodu malarnthu varum aasaiyallavaaIsn't this a desire that blossoms along with a young mind?
Female :Intha malarkooda vandu vanthaal thenai sinthuthaeFemale: Even this flower spills nectar when the beetle arrives
Vanna mayil kooda mazhaiyai kandaal aadugindrathaeEven the colorful peacock dances upon seeing the rain
Female
Aasai irukku nenjukkullaeThere is desire within my heart
Adikkadi thudikkuthu yaeno theriyallaeIt thuds often, I don't know why
Female
Aattrinil odum vellaththai polaeLike the flood flowing in a river
Male :Anantha vellam ullaththil odumMale: A flood of joy flows inside the heart
Female :Aattrinil odum vellaththai polaeFemale: Like the flood flowing in a river
Male :Anantha vellam ullaththil odumMale: A flood of joy flows inside the heart
Male
Idhu paruvaththaalae maari varum rasanaiyallavaaIsn't this a changing taste brought on by youth?
Ilam manathodu malarnthu varum aasaiyallavaaIsn't this a desire that blossoms along with a young mind?
Female :Intha malarkooda vandu vanthaal thenai sinthuthaeFemale: Even this flower spills nectar when the beetle arrives
Vanna mayil kooda mazhaiyai kandaal aadugindrathaeEven the colorful peacock dances upon seeing the rain

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Aasai Irukku Nenjukkullae is a joyful romantic track celebrating youth, blossoming love, and natural desires. The lyrics draw parallels between human romantic feelings and natural phenomena, such as peacocks dancing at the sight of rain clouds and bees seeking nectar from blooming flowers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor / Nature Analogy (Uvamai)

Vanna mayil kooda mazhaiyai kandaal aadugindrathae

Compares human romantic impulses to peacocks dancing in rain and bees seeking nectar.

Simile (Uvamai)

Aattrinil odum vellaththai polae

Uses the comparative marker 'polae' to compare the rush of happiness in the heart to a river flood.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Edhugai)

Megaththai kandu mayithaan aadum

Repetition of second-letter phonetic sounds between lines ('Megaththai' / 'Mogaththil').

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Trivia

Neerottam (1980) features music composed by A. V. Ramanan, who sang this duet alongside his wife, the popular Tamil playback singer Uma Ramanan.

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